| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑02‑24 | 273 | 845 | Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany |
| Secondary Target Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing C Group on today's mission. Cloud coverage of Hamburg prevented visual bombing, so the formation attacked the secondary PFF target. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron lead; PFF ship. Sundeen's position on the loading list is ambiguous, appearing as either 'VN' or 'MN'. Because of his positions on prior missions, he is identified here as the Radar Navigator. |
PFF Secondary (PFF) Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑98027 ⇗ | 544th | SU*Z | SWAMP ANGEL |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Air Commander | Parker, George Frederick⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Warner, Henry L⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Zeligson, Robert Lee⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Mickey (Radar) Navigator | Sundeen, William Erhard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Mathis, Charles Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Jenkins, Ernest Norman⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Seidel, John Clarence⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Poulsen, Leonard Irvin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Portwood, Ray S⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Flexible (Waist) Gunner | Taliaferro, Philip Andrew⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |